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Election Dates to Remember

While Election Day is still nearly three weeks away, there are several important deadlines coming up in New York. 

Oct 17, 2024

Senior Center to Sidestep Lengthy Environmental Review

As has been generally expected, the East Hampton Town Board indicated this week that the town’s new senior center will not need to undergo a lengthy environmental review per the State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Oct 17, 2024

Government

Work began late last month on a New York State Department of Transportation drainage project on Route 27 at Fort Pond that could ease flooding but add contaminants to the struggling water body. In fact, Concerned Citizens of Montauk says that if the project continues, and the group expects it will, the D.O.T. will be breaking state and federal law by sending unfiltered stormwater directly into the pond. 

Oct 17, 2024

In the First Assembly District, a key difference between the candidates — Southampton Town Councilman Tommy John Schiavoni, a Democrat, and his Republican opponent, Stephen Kiely, the Shelter Island Town attorney — came into focus about halfway through a debate sponsored by the local chapter of the League of Women’s Voters on Oct. 7.

Oct 10, 2024

Voters across the South Fork will have two ballot propositions to consider on Election Day that could have an impact here: Proposition 1, on the Equal Rights Amendment to the New York State Constitution, and Proposition 2, on the Suffolk County Water Quality Restoration Act. 

Oct 10, 2024

The case of the removal of two trees on Meadowlark Lane in Sag Harbor Village was back in Justice Court Tuesday morning. Alex Kriegsman, an attorney appearing virtually in representing the defendant, Augusta Ramsay Folks, made a motion for dismissal based on comments made by Bob Plumb of the village board at a meeting in August.

Oct 10, 2024

Arts

The Art Scene 10.17.24

A grant for the D'Amico Studio, a printing workshop at The Church, an artist talk at Guild Hall, and new shows at the White Room and Ashawagh Hall.

Oct 17, 2024

Terrence McNally's comedy "It's Only a Play" takes dead-aim at Broadway reviews, critics, actors, celebrities, and wannabes.

Oct 17, 2024

A long-running oral history-photography/film project elicits the views of East End women on two historic elections.

Oct 17, 2024

Guild Hall will screen a military-centered contemporary opera from the Met, and Benedict Cumberbatch as "Hamlet" from London's National Theater.

Oct 17, 2024

Villages

Considering 'a New Land Ethic'

Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. will moderate a ChangeHampton discussion Saturday on “between property owners and landscape designers, contractors and entrepreneurs” who are using “restorative landscaping, rewilding, and pursuing nature-based solutions to counteract the climate and biodiversity crises.” 

Oct 17, 2024

Found a Catch on Plenty of Fish

Margot Pena and Douglas Steigerwald’s recent wedding is proof that true love comes when you least expect it. Married last month at Clearwater Beach in Springs overlooking Gardiner’s Bay, the soulmates found each other late in life.

Oct 17, 2024

The Retreat Hires a New Director

As Loretta Davis prepares to leave the Retreat, the domestic violence shelter has announced Cate Carbonaro as her replacement.

Oct 17, 2024

Food

Spicing Things Up in Bridgehampton

The doctors behind Hamptons Boutique Medicine have launched Dune Spice, a source for spices, pastries, desserts, and Turkish coffee on Main Street in Bridgehampton.

Oct 17, 2024

News for Foodies 10.17.24

Wine classes at Park Place, special menus from 1770 House and Elaia Estiatorio, and Thanksgiving options from the Cookery and Amber Waves.

Oct 17, 2024

News for Foodies 10.10.24

Fall prix fixe and happy hour specials at Arthur & Sons, Long Island Oyster Week, and Shinnecock Oyster Festival.

Oct 10, 2024